buzzkill

a buzz kill

Someone or something that makes people less happy, excited, or enthusiastic about some event or thing. Primarily heard in US. I was so excited to see the concert, but all the technical problems with the lights and sound were such buzz kills.I'm sorry to be a buzz kill, everyone, but we've received a number of complaints from neighbors about the noise, so we'll have to turn down the music.

a buzz kill

AMERICAN, INFORMAL

If a person or something that happens is a buzz kill, they spoil an event by making people less happy and excited. Sorry I've been a buzz kill tonight.They discovered his money had been stolen. Talk about a buzz kill.

It's a huge buzzkill, especially from a virtuoso like AmenEibar, who long ago proved his philosophical and technical capacities with "The Others," a film that organically merged the themes of loss and mourning into a meaningful and emotional journey with the use of the supernatural.

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